120 platforms available across 8 categories in South Dakota. Regulated by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming.
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South Dakota legalized retail sports betting through Constitutional Amendment B, which voters approved in November 2020 — but with a critical geographic limitation. Wagering is authorized only at licensed casinos inside the city limits of Deadwood, the historic Black Hills gambling town that has had commercial gaming since 1989. The South Dakota Commission on Gaming regulates the market, and retail sportsbooks operate at properties like Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort, Cadillac Jack's, First Gold Hotel, and the Silverado-Franklin. There is no statewide mobile sports betting — a 2024 ballot measure (Amendment B-2) that would have authorized statewide mobile failed, and no successor has qualified for the 2026 ballot.
Beyond Deadwood sports betting, South Dakota offers: full commercial casino gaming (slots, blackjack, poker, craps, roulette) at roughly 20 Deadwood properties; Class III tribal gaming on nine reservations including Prairie Wind, Royal River, Dakota Sioux, Fort Randall, Lode Star, Dakota Connection, Golden Buffalo, Grand River, and Rosebud; the South Dakota Lottery (draw games, instant tickets, and video lottery terminals at licensed establishments statewide); pari-mutuel horse racing simulcast and limited live meets; and charitable bingo and raffles. DFS contests are legal under a 2021 law (HB 1030) that explicitly carved out fantasy sports from the state's gambling definition. Advance-deposit horse wagering is legal through platforms like TVG and TwinSpires for in-state tracks and simulcast signals.
For 2026, statewide mobile sports betting remains the central legislative question — the Deadwood casino industry opposes it because it would cannibalize retail, and the tribes want any mobile expansion tied to compact renegotiations. Expect continued incremental growth in Deadwood retail handle but no mobile launch this year. The South Dakota problem gambling helpline is 1-888-781-4357.
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Legal Age
21+
Online Gambling
Limited
Retail Gambling
Legal
Total Platforms
120
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